“FIXED is a movie about people. Funny, complicated, smart, emotional people, some of whom happen to be disabled. Their testimonies, and the way they live, are at the heart of the discussion the movie includes and promotes. It will make you think and just as important, it will make you feel. . . The issues this provocative documentary raises are profound and important, and touch all of us.”
— Pete Shanks, author of “Human Genetic Engineering”
“I watched the rough cut of FIXED twice and really liked it. It is an authoritative exposé on the use of technology in the quest for physical perfection examining the possibilities for improving the human body. FIXED takes us through an intriguing journey of possibilities, while three knowledgeable experts thoughtfully frame various complex ethical issues. What are the limits of restoring physical differences in a society? What is being human or being normal? Is there an endpoint to the human quest for power and perfection? When have we gone too far?
As the Compliance Officer for the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Mass Eye and Ear in Boston I am responsible for facilitating IRB approval for clinical research. Approval criteria are based on continually evolving federal regulations and community ethical standards. The rapid progress in medicine and bioengineering that we will experience in the coming decades will create challenging ethical issues for the regulatory community, clinical investigators and society as a whole. The movie FIXED would stimulate awareness and enhance the discourse required to approach these challenges with integrity. I can envision broad use of this well-researched documentary in universities, academic medical centers, on public TV as well as popular media. I am looking forward to the completion of this valuable and informative project.” — Fariba Houman, PhD, CIP
“In this wonderfully original look at bodily variations, Brashear reveals a world of disability research, advocacy, and counter-rhetoric. FIXED introduces the real experts, who eloquently dispute stereotypes – and disclose the shocking news that the able human may be an outdated standard anyway.” — B. Ruby Rich, Film Critic and Professor of Social Documentation